Radiator attachment



May 10. 192 7.

1,628,344 P. J. WALSH RADIATOR ATTACHMENT Filed 001;. s, 1925 6 J M v 'm Hill' I a )v 9 glwdntol' r r 5 mie I Mu..

Patented May l0, 1927.

PATRICK J. WALSH, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

I RADIATOR ATTAGHBIENT.

Application filed October 3, 1925. Serial No. 60,364.

The present invention relates toa radiator attachment for the purpose of furnishing humid and clean air from a radiator. This is companion applicationtothe application tiled by me under date of September 9, 1925, and assigned Serial No. 55,278, and another application Serial No. (50,365 which is being liledoneven date with this application.

The prime object of the invention is the provision o'l? an attachment of this nature which consists o t-a pan adapted to hold a supply of water, over the radiator tor evaporation and to cover the pan with a shield, a portion of which consists of suitable cleaning material such as cotton bat-ting tor the air to pass thru encased between two torami nous sheets.

A. specific object of this invention is the provision of an improved air cleaning attachment for radiators which is of simple construction, and one which is thoroughly reliable and efficient in use.

A still further object ot' the invention is to provide an attachment of this nature which may be easily assembled and disassembled, one which possesses superior compactness and convenience, may be manufactured at a con'iparatively low cost, is strong and durable, and is otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

lVith the above and numerous other objects in View as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a front elevation of the attachment showing the same in place on a radiator,

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough, and

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2 but showing the pan. partly in elevation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the attachment consists generally of three parts, a pan A, supporting brackets B, andshield C. The supporting brackets have been disclosed and described in detail in my application, Serial No. 55,278 above referred to, and no more than a general reference in this application seems necessary.

The pan A is disclosed and described in detail in my companion application Serial No. 50,365, but will be described herein suiticiently in detail to bring out the cooperation thereof with the other elements of the combination.

Referring now in detail to the pan A, it will be seen that the same is supported on the brackets B byends 1). Each end D includes a side, a top 6, a side 7 longer than the side and merging into an inclinedupright 8 which in turn merges into a bottom '9 havin thefdeiemlin rectan 'ularl dis- C; C) D posed flange terminals 10. The sides 7 are disposed outermost. These ends D are adapted to rest on the brackets B as Is apparent. The pan proper or the body thereof includes a bottom 11, end walls 12 which are soldered, welded, or otherwise permanently attached to the sides 5 of the ends D, a rear wall 13 ot' the same height as the end walls 12, and a front wall lat less in height than the walls 12 and provided on its upper edge with an inwardly disposed right angularly extending flange 15. The pan proper is adapted to receive water which will be evaporated by the heat rising t'rom the radiator.

Referring now in detail to the shield C, it will be seen that the same is formed in two parts, E and F: The part E is formed from a sheet of metal bent to provide the top portion 17, the slanting rear wall 18, and the bottom 19 extending parallel with the top 17. The top 17 is adapted to rest on the top Got the ends D, while the bottom 19 is adapted to extend under the lower edges of the brackets B behind the radiator. Part F includes suitable cotton batting 20 or the like disposed between a relatively fine mesh 21 of foraminous material and a comparatively coarse mesh 22 of foraminous material. The foraminous sheets 2i and 22 are soldered one to the upper surface and the other to the bottom surface of the top 17. The sides and one end of the sheet 21 are folded over upon the sheet 22 as is indicated specifically at 23 and 24 respectively and soldered or otherwisesecured to the sheet 22,

If desired, however, these folded portions the same to pass through the cotton batting so as to separate any (lust therefrom, thereby causing the circulation in the room 01 clean humid air which. of course, most desirable. The assen'lhlage ol the necessary elements for producing this attachment possesses superior (TUlTlPtIClHGSS and convenience as is apparent. and because of the simplicity of the parts. thesame may be placed on the n'iarlcet at a comparatively low (0st and yet will prove strong, durable. as well as thoroughly etlicient and reliable in use.

Itis thought that the construction, utility. operation. and advantages of this intention will now be clearly understood without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enninerz'tted as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above t'leseription. It is apparent that nu merous changes in the details of nonstruction, in the materials, in the sizes, and the above combination and arrane'enient of parts may be resorted to without teparting' from the spirit or scope oi the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing an of its advantages.

luring thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:- An air lnnniditying attaclnnent including. in combination. a pair of supporting brackets. a pan resting onthe supporting brackets for holding a quantity of water and a shield disposed over the pan and extended under the brackets for holding the pan on the brackets against accidental misplacement.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature.

PATRICK J. \VALSH 

